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>> yeah, wayne lapierre went there. and the answer is none of the bostonians i talked to wished they had a gun. no one i talked to in boston a week after the marathon bombing wished they had a gun. guns would not have done anyone any good at any time in that story in boston and we know it. if every man, woman and child at the finish line of the boston marathon had a gun, it would have done them absolutely no good when the bombs went off. the three dead would still have been killed. all of the injured and maimed would still have suffered the same injuries, and the people that weren't injured would not have reached for their guns, they would have rushed to help the injured just like all the gun toting police officers did. no one with a gun would have taken a shot at the bombers because no one knew who the bombers were. but wayne lapierre could still ask his reality challenged audience how many bostonians wished they had a gun two weeks ago. wayne doesn't care about or even know the facts of the boston case, so he probably
>> yeah, wayne lapierre went there. and the answer is none of the bostonians i talked to wished they had a gun. no one i talked to in boston a week after the marathon bombing wished they had a gun. guns would not have done anyone any good at any time in that story in boston and we know it. if every man, woman and child at the finish line of the boston marathon had a gun, it would have done them absolutely no good when the bombs went off. the three dead would still have been killed. all of...
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and also wayne lapierre. this is very important. because if you look at the profiles of all the people that committed these mass murders in newtown and aurora and across -- virginia tech, they are all hispanic drug gang leaders. and that's exactly what wayne lapierre said in an op-ed that americans need to buy guns because those latin americans are coming to america, and they're going to kill you people. this is who a lot of republicans in congress are thinking about falling off -- don't do it. don't hurt our party anymore. let wayne lapierre go wherever he wants to go. he's going to destroy the party. we're going to talk about the crazy op-ed has horrible for our party's image, horrible for the conservative movement's image, goes against everything ronald reagan stood for. we'll talk about that in a minute. first, breaking news. this is bizarre. the feel-good story of the olympic games involved in possibly murder. >> this was a total jaw-dropper this morning. oscar pistorius, for those people who don't know, is a south african runn
and also wayne lapierre. this is very important. because if you look at the profiles of all the people that committed these mass murders in newtown and aurora and across -- virginia tech, they are all hispanic drug gang leaders. and that's exactly what wayne lapierre said in an op-ed that americans need to buy guns because those latin americans are coming to america, and they're going to kill you people. this is who a lot of republicans in congress are thinking about falling off -- don't do it....
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they're not going to do this. >> which puts wayne lapierre at odds with wayne lapierre. >> let's talk about what's reasonable and what's not. we think it's reasonable to provide mandatory instant criminal background checks for every sale at every gun show. no loopholes anywhere for anyone. >> but the nra's hypocrisy and fearmongering is proving effective. the group can hauling in some serious cash, bringing in $1.6 million last month, their strongest numbers in over a decade. in response, mike bloomberg will spend $12 million to finance his safety group, majors against illegal guns. the ads will run in 13 states targeting republicans, senators, and democrats believed to be on the fence regarding an assault weapons ban and universal background checks. >> for me, guns are for hunting and protecting my family. i believe in the second amendment, and i'll fight to protect it. but with rights come responsibilities. that's why i support comprehensive background checks, so criminals and dangerously mentally ill can't buy guns. that protects my rights and my family. >> as "the new york times"
they're not going to do this. >> which puts wayne lapierre at odds with wayne lapierre. >> let's talk about what's reasonable and what's not. we think it's reasonable to provide mandatory instant criminal background checks for every sale at every gun show. no loopholes anywhere for anyone. >> but the nra's hypocrisy and fearmongering is proving effective. the group can hauling in some serious cash, bringing in $1.6 million last month, their strongest numbers in over a decade....
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is alleging that the foundation was subject to the influence of wayne lapierre. and so we are again waiting the outcomes of these two major lawsuits that, again, question whether or not this corporation, the nra itself and these four individual defendants, in fact, failed to ensure and put in place fiscal controls, which allowed them to basically loot the corporation and use it as their own personal piggy bank. >> new york attorney general letitia james, thank you for your time tonight. i know that actions like this make you a national lightning rod, and that puts a lot of pressure on you and your office. that makes me all the more grateful that you're willing to come here and explain in your own terms how you arrived at this decision and what it means. thank you so much. >> thank you, rachel. >> all right. >>> coming up next, as i mentioned at the top of the show, there's some news out of kansas tonight that hasn't had a lot of national attention yet but absolutely has national implications. it even comes with a little clip and save chart you can put up on the f
is alleging that the foundation was subject to the influence of wayne lapierre. and so we are again waiting the outcomes of these two major lawsuits that, again, question whether or not this corporation, the nra itself and these four individual defendants, in fact, failed to ensure and put in place fiscal controls, which allowed them to basically loot the corporation and use it as their own personal piggy bank. >> new york attorney general letitia james, thank you for your time tonight. i...
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so, i want to thank you, wayne lapierre. for all would have done for all your thoughts and all your prayers. [applause] >> of course that man was not a member of the nra, but the satirical comedy -- he joins me now. jason solving, the co-host of the good lies broadcast, welcome to the show this evening. jason first off, i'm deeply impressed with your ability to keep a straight face throughout all of that. i keep chuckling every time i see lapierre's face. you can't help but think what is he doing there. what was your reaction to the speech -- that people get it in the end? what's happened next? >> i think that wayne lapierre definitely got it. i made i contact with him all the time, and it was a little nerve-racking because he was just staring at me the whole time. but people in the hall, i think also where, 50% of them. but as you heard, at the end, there was an applause. staying in the line of the fought -- so many times. that is the nra, i guess. >> indeed, they genuinely believe it. and addition to addressing wayne lapie
so, i want to thank you, wayne lapierre. for all would have done for all your thoughts and all your prayers. [applause] >> of course that man was not a member of the nra, but the satirical comedy -- he joins me now. jason solving, the co-host of the good lies broadcast, welcome to the show this evening. jason first off, i'm deeply impressed with your ability to keep a straight face throughout all of that. i keep chuckling every time i see lapierre's face. you can't help but think what is...
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the threat in that letter to mayor bloomberg echoed wayne lapierre's never surrender battle cry. the letter said, you will have to kill me and my family before you get my guns. anyone wants to come to my house will get shot in the face. the right to bear arms is my constitutional, god-given right, and i will exercise that right til the day i die. what's in this letter is nothing compared to what i've got planned for you. joining me now are ej dionne, columnist for "the washington post" and a member of the nra's enemies list. and joy reid, managing editor of the grio. i have to start with you, you are the only one among us on the nra's enemy list. so you have to be, i guess, these days more careful with your mail than the rest of us do. but when you listen to that language of wayne lapierre saying that, you know, president obama just what an enemy he is to the way of life of members of the nra and then you hear it echoed in this letter, this is getting as ugly as we could possibly expect at this stage. >> that's for sure. i mean, i want to say at the outset, i believe passionately
the threat in that letter to mayor bloomberg echoed wayne lapierre's never surrender battle cry. the letter said, you will have to kill me and my family before you get my guns. anyone wants to come to my house will get shot in the face. the right to bear arms is my constitutional, god-given right, and i will exercise that right til the day i die. what's in this letter is nothing compared to what i've got planned for you. joining me now are ej dionne, columnist for "the washington...
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what planet is wayne lapierre on? >> well, he's clearly representing the gun lobby and the leadership of the gun lobby, which is many respects out of sync and out of membership of the nra. the polling we've done and the mayor have done shows members of the nra, rank and file members, gun owners, parents, support many of the reasonable checks that people are talking about, the gun show loophole closure, for instance and so many others. wayne lapierre, he's a washington lobbyist, and he speaks very well on behalf of his colleagues in washington at the nra headquarters, but they do not speak for all of the nra members, and they certainly do not speak for the vast bulk of the american people. >> the nra is essentially a kind of place where gop operatives, hacks, lobbyists, go to do their doings. you know, as said, wayne lapierre is out of step. republican pollster frank lunds shows a majority, 78% of nra members, want universal background checks. the problem is, they still have -- they can do fearmongering. they can put f
what planet is wayne lapierre on? >> well, he's clearly representing the gun lobby and the leadership of the gun lobby, which is many respects out of sync and out of membership of the nra. the polling we've done and the mayor have done shows members of the nra, rank and file members, gun owners, parents, support many of the reasonable checks that people are talking about, the gun show loophole closure, for instance and so many others. wayne lapierre, he's a washington lobbyist, and he...
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nra head wayne lapierre versus president obama. today they released a video, and ending with an offer. >> i'll tell you what, i'll meet you for a one on one one-hour debate with a mutually agreed upon moderator on any network that will take it. no prescreened questions, and no gas fed answers. let's see if you're game for a fair debate. it's your chance to show the american people you're not afraid to meet the nra on neutral ground. >> it's important to keep in mind the man in that video, that's wayne lapierre, is the same man who seven days after 20 children and six adults were murdered by guns in connecticut, gave one of the most unnerving and bizarre speeches in american politics. highlighting the impact of video games. >> here's another dirty little truth that the media try their best to conceal. there exists in this country, sadly, a callous, corrupt, and corrupting shadow industry that sells and stows violence against its own people. through vicious, violent video games with -- >> as the president of the united states does de
nra head wayne lapierre versus president obama. today they released a video, and ending with an offer. >> i'll tell you what, i'll meet you for a one on one one-hour debate with a mutually agreed upon moderator on any network that will take it. no prescreened questions, and no gas fed answers. let's see if you're game for a fair debate. it's your chance to show the american people you're not afraid to meet the nra on neutral ground. >> it's important to keep in mind the man in that...
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wayne lapierre or mike bloomberg? it's monday, march 25th, and this is now. >> joining me today, former pennsylvania governor, and nbc news political analyst and current governor of "now," ed rendell. managing editor of the grio.com and soon-to-be lieutenant governor of "now," joy reed. >> and assistant managing editor for "time" magazine, rona. congress may be on spring break, but mayor michael bloomberg is at work. his group, mayors against ill leelg guns announced it will drop $12 million on a tv advertising campaign against 13 states. >> guns are for hunting and protecting my family. i believe in the second amendment and i'll fight to protect it. but with rights come responsibilities. that's why i support comprehensive background checks. so criminals and the dangerously mentally ill can't buy guns. that protects my rights and my family. >> yesterday in an interview with david gregory, mayor bloomberg continued the full-court press. >> we're trying to do everything we can to impress upon the senators, that this is
wayne lapierre or mike bloomberg? it's monday, march 25th, and this is now. >> joining me today, former pennsylvania governor, and nbc news political analyst and current governor of "now," ed rendell. managing editor of the grio.com and soon-to-be lieutenant governor of "now," joy reed. >> and assistant managing editor for "time" magazine, rona. congress may be on spring break, but mayor michael bloomberg is at work. his group, mayors against ill leelg...
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. >>> 26 days ago, at the national rifle association convention in houston, wayne lapierre said this. >> when it comes to defending the second amendment, we will never sacrifice our freedom on the altar of elitist acceptance. we will never surrender our guns, never! >> and in that speech, wayne lapierre paid particular attention to two people. >> michael bloomberg. he's gone from mayor in new york to the title of national nanny. now he's joined the president, created his own billionaire super pac, ready to spend hundreds of millions to attack the nra, demonize gun owners, destroy elected officials who won't bow down to his will. and obliterate the second amendment. president obama said this was only round one. round two is on the way. they're coming after us with a vengeance to destroy us. to destroy us and every ounce of our freedom. >>> today, the united states secret service confirmed that a threatening letter possibly containing the deadly poison ricin was sent to president obama. u.s. secret service can confirm the white house mail screening facility intercepted a letter addresse
. >>> 26 days ago, at the national rifle association convention in houston, wayne lapierre said this. >> when it comes to defending the second amendment, we will never sacrifice our freedom on the altar of elitist acceptance. we will never surrender our guns, never! >> and in that speech, wayne lapierre paid particular attention to two people. >> michael bloomberg. he's gone from mayor in new york to the title of national nanny. now he's joined the president, created...
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. >>> three months ago, wayne lapierre said he and other nra officials would answer questions on any television program. since then, wayne lapierre and everyone at the nra have refused our invitations to come on this program every night, until now. >> the nra announced new proposals. >> former congressman asa hutchinson. >> false and misleading statements by william jefferson clinton were repeated by witnesses to the grand jury. >> spearheading the nra charge. >> the first recommendation is for model training programs. >> training teachers and personnel to carry weapons. >> designated arms school personnel. >> which could include side arms, shotguns to ar-15s. >> allow for weapons to be carried on school properties. >> there's going to be requirements for changes in state law. >> it is a different story in the states. >> i would be interested what connecticut is doing. >> connecticut is leading by example, passing some of the strictest gun control measures. >> the bill includes a registry for existing magazines and the assault weapons ban, calls for background checks for private sale
. >>> three months ago, wayne lapierre said he and other nra officials would answer questions on any television program. since then, wayne lapierre and everyone at the nra have refused our invitations to come on this program every night, until now. >> the nra announced new proposals. >> former congressman asa hutchinson. >> false and misleading statements by william jefferson clinton were repeated by witnesses to the grand jury. >> spearheading the nra charge....
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this isn't about wayne lapierre. this is about a public wanting to be safe on their streets. this is about the public having the right to buy arms and the right to protect themselves and the right to use them for sport or hunting. but, also, it's about the public's right to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and the mentally ill. that's in everybody's interests. if you go back to 1999, wayne lapierre testified on behalf of the nra that background checks were appropriate and should be done and congress back in 1968 actually made them the law of the land, but they don't apply to 40% of the gun sales today. something like 58,000 gun dealers across this country, three times the number of mcdonald's stores, as a matter of fact, there are gun stores every place in this country, and those gun sellers -- they do background checks on all their clients. i think last year 78,000 times the government found reasons to deny people a permit to get a gun based on either they were criminals or they had mental problems. if that doesn't tell you that this is a real problem but good checks
this isn't about wayne lapierre. this is about a public wanting to be safe on their streets. this is about the public having the right to buy arms and the right to protect themselves and the right to use them for sport or hunting. but, also, it's about the public's right to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and the mentally ill. that's in everybody's interests. if you go back to 1999, wayne lapierre testified on behalf of the nra that background checks were appropriate and should be done...
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and wayne lapierre has a valentine's card for the american people. grab a gun because the end is near. isn't that romantic? >> wayne lapierre is expanding his argument now. >> background checks will never be universal because criminals will never submit to them. >> after hurricane sandy, we saw the hellish world. >> come out to play. >> looters ran wild in south brooklyn. really? >> and if you wanted to walk several miles to get supplies, you better get back before dark or you might not get home at all. >> this is so laced with racial overtones. the republican party, if they were smart, their leaders today with condemn it, but they're not smart. >> the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. ♪ >>> a busy valentine's day, indeed, with the president traveling to georgia just as senate republicans back in washington threatened to derail and deny his nomination of chuck hagel. we're looking live at the senate where moments from now they're going to take a vote that's likely to delay the confirmation of a much-needed secreta
and wayne lapierre has a valentine's card for the american people. grab a gun because the end is near. isn't that romantic? >> wayne lapierre is expanding his argument now. >> background checks will never be universal because criminals will never submit to them. >> after hurricane sandy, we saw the hellish world. >> come out to play. >> looters ran wild in south brooklyn. really? >> and if you wanted to walk several miles to get supplies, you better get back...
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congressman, you heard wayne lapierre. does he reflect your views about how to approach any kind of remedy after a massacre like newtown, which is we should talk about everybody but guns? >> my wife and i, we have three kids. if there's something that we can do that will make sure that this never ever, ever, ever happens again, of course i'll support it, but i also -- >> come on, there's no standard likes that. that's why you try things. that's what public policy is about. >> i'm a concealed permit carrier, i have a glock 23, i have a shotgun. there are millions just like me. we're not the problem. i think there's common ground we should be attacking first and foremost is that mental health issue because there are maybe not the laws that we need. maybe there's not the reporting that we need. to say that's already been tackled -- >> has politics changed, harold? is wayne lapierre as you heard him to in sync with the political class on both sides of the aisle today? >> no, he's not in sync with the country. the argument i he
congressman, you heard wayne lapierre. does he reflect your views about how to approach any kind of remedy after a massacre like newtown, which is we should talk about everybody but guns? >> my wife and i, we have three kids. if there's something that we can do that will make sure that this never ever, ever, ever happens again, of course i'll support it, but i also -- >> come on, there's no standard likes that. that's why you try things. that's what public policy is about. >>...
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>>> good morning, we want to get you back to the senate judiciary committee, where wayne lapierre is testifying. >> sons and daughters -- >> please step forward. >> thank you, mr. chairman. it's an honor to be here on the behalf of more than 4.5 million moms and dads and sons and daughters in every state across our nation who make up the national rifle association of america. there are 4.5 million active members of the nra and they are joined by tens of millions much supporters throughout the country. it's on behalf of those millions of decent hard working law-abiding citizens that i'm here today to give voice to their concerns. the title of today's hearings is what should america do about gun violence? we believe the answer to that question is to be honest about what works and honest about what doesn't work. teaching safe and responsible gun ownership works and nra has a long and proud history of doing exactly that. our child safety program told 25 million young children if they see a gun they should do four things, stop, don't touch it, leave the area and call an adult. as a result
>>> good morning, we want to get you back to the senate judiciary committee, where wayne lapierre is testifying. >> sons and daughters -- >> please step forward. >> thank you, mr. chairman. it's an honor to be here on the behalf of more than 4.5 million moms and dads and sons and daughters in every state across our nation who make up the national rifle association of america. there are 4.5 million active members of the nra and they are joined by tens of millions much...
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wayne lapierre scares people. i know he scares some of you with his relentless determination to make sure american mass murderers are the very best equipped mass murderers in the world, but he scares the simple-minded members of the nra even more. he scares them into actually thinking and believing that someone is coming to take their freedom away. he needs them to believe that. so he can continue to siphon $1 million off their dues money every year to stuff into his blood-drenched pockets. [ cellphone rings ] the wife. hey, babe. got the jetta. i wiped the floor with the guy! not really. i would've been fine with 0% for 36 months, but i demanded 60. no...i didn't do that. it was like taking candy from a baby. you're a grown man. alright, see you at home. [ male announcer ] the volkswagen autobahn for all event. we good? we're good. [ male announcer ] at 0% apr for 60 months, no one needs to know how easy it was to get your new volkswagen. that's the power of german engineering. with less chronic osteoarthritis pa
wayne lapierre scares people. i know he scares some of you with his relentless determination to make sure american mass murderers are the very best equipped mass murderers in the world, but he scares the simple-minded members of the nra even more. he scares them into actually thinking and believing that someone is coming to take their freedom away. he needs them to believe that. so he can continue to siphon $1 million off their dues money every year to stuff into his blood-drenched pockets. [...
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wayne lapierre scares people. i know he scares some of you with his relentless determination to make sure american mass murderers are the very best equipped mass murderers in the world, but he scares the simple-minded members of the nra even more. he scares them into actually thinking and believing that someone is coming to take their freedom away. he needs them to believe that. so he can continue to siphon $1 million off their dues money every year to stuff into his blood-drenched pockets. ♪ why not make lunch more than just lunch? with two times the points on dining in restaurants, you may find yourself asking why not, a lot. chase sapphire preferred. there's more to enjoy. a great clean doesn't have to take longer. i'm done... i'm going to read one of these. i'm going to read one of these! [ female announcer ] unlike sprays and dust rags, swiffer 360 dusters extender gets into hard to reach places so you can get unbelievable dust pick up in less time. i love that book! can you believe the twin did it? ♪ [ f
wayne lapierre scares people. i know he scares some of you with his relentless determination to make sure american mass murderers are the very best equipped mass murderers in the world, but he scares the simple-minded members of the nra even more. he scares them into actually thinking and believing that someone is coming to take their freedom away. he needs them to believe that. so he can continue to siphon $1 million off their dues money every year to stuff into his blood-drenched pockets. ♪...
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i got a big laugh out of wayne lapierre. he actually trotted out the survivalist argument. >> i know. i saw it. we're going to show it. >> we might have a hurricane, and then it's going to be like stephen king, zombies. you know, you get three shots into a zombie, seriously. did anybody read "the road"? did anybody read "the road"? has nobody seen "the book of eli"? has nobody seen "the book of eli," really? that gary oldman character, he's scary. and if you just have a glock -- >> okay. >> you won't see a bible. >> no, you are cooked. a street sweeper. >> i need my bushmaster because the zombies are coming after me. there's going to be a tornado. the power grid's going down. locusts are going to descend from heaven. is glenn beck still selling survival seats, willie geist? >> i didn't get the subscription when he went to the new network. he did have those ads on fox but i haven't seen them lately. >> i need survival seats now. >> i'm going to get you some for your birthday. >> i think with every bushmaster that is sold, the
i got a big laugh out of wayne lapierre. he actually trotted out the survivalist argument. >> i know. i saw it. we're going to show it. >> we might have a hurricane, and then it's going to be like stephen king, zombies. you know, you get three shots into a zombie, seriously. did anybody read "the road"? did anybody read "the road"? has nobody seen "the book of eli"? has nobody seen "the book of eli," really? that gary oldman character, he's...
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. >> wayne lapierre, meet youtube. we'll take the nra spokesperson on a trip down memory lane. >> 80% of nra members even say that they think we should have reasonable checks. >> the numbers don't lie, but are the lawmakers deluded? james carville and howard dean will discuss one nation under a gun. >>> marriage equality sees its day in court and republicans are forced to see the light. >> can you imagine the next presidential campaign, a republican candidate saying flat-out, i am for gay marriage? >> i could. >> all that hinges on the verdict, ahead. >>> the gop's best and brightest are out with their budgets. and they might just take the country to a scary, dark place. #runfromrand. >>> forget the shadow, punxsutawney phil may have the legal hammer coming down on his head. what's a little climate change when there are prognosticating groundhogs to worry about? >>> everything he sets his mind to, he does, he wants to be good at, and he's actually become a pretty good painter. >> maybe one of those things is true. we'l
. >> wayne lapierre, meet youtube. we'll take the nra spokesperson on a trip down memory lane. >> 80% of nra members even say that they think we should have reasonable checks. >> the numbers don't lie, but are the lawmakers deluded? james carville and howard dean will discuss one nation under a gun. >>> marriage equality sees its day in court and republicans are forced to see the light. >> can you imagine the next presidential campaign, a republican candidate...
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everything you ate this evening was personally shot by wayne lapierre. don't worry, it was during a home invasion, though. the fish came in through the window. that wasn't peppercorn, that was buckshot, ladies and gentlemen. incidentally, you may not know this, but wayne lapierre is merely the executive vice president of the nra, which begs the question, how freaking crazy do you have to be to be the actual president of the nra? >>> all right, still ahead on "way too early," much more, of course, of our coverage of after sandy, restoring the coast. bill karins joins with a look behind the science. and later, the lakers try to avoid being swept by spurs, but a pair of technical fouls by dwight howard not doing a lot to help out. we'll have highlights next when "way too early" comes right back. if we don't double the number of kids graduating from high school in the next 8 years, our country won't be able to compete globally. what uncle sam needs now are more good teachers. are you up for it? you can help kids graduate. the more you know. [ male announcer
everything you ate this evening was personally shot by wayne lapierre. don't worry, it was during a home invasion, though. the fish came in through the window. that wasn't peppercorn, that was buckshot, ladies and gentlemen. incidentally, you may not know this, but wayne lapierre is merely the executive vice president of the nra, which begs the question, how freaking crazy do you have to be to be the actual president of the nra? >>> all right, still ahead on "way too early,"...
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, like the guy whose firm wayne lapierre signed off on, receiving contracts worth millions of dollars in payments from the nra after that same guy repeatedly let wayne stay on his 108-foot yacht, which included a full crew, including a chef, some jet skis and an extra smaller boat that like rode along on top of the giant yacht. thanks, nra dues paying members. wayne made sure your money went to that guy. that guy let wayne use his yacht with the crew and the chef. when the nra -- when this started to get exposed, when the nra got caught for this stuff in this corruption and self-dealing scandal, wayne, that same executive, the guy with the suits and the private jet trips for his family and the yacht vacation bribes and the rest of it, he came up with what he was sure was an escape hatch. he thought that he had come up with a get out of jail free card for the nra. he thought he came up with a magic trick that would prevent the nra from getting shut down by the attorney general of new york state. at least he thought that is what he had discovered. what he tried is he tried to declare ba
, like the guy whose firm wayne lapierre signed off on, receiving contracts worth millions of dollars in payments from the nra after that same guy repeatedly let wayne stay on his 108-foot yacht, which included a full crew, including a chef, some jet skis and an extra smaller boat that like rode along on top of the giant yacht. thanks, nra dues paying members. wayne made sure your money went to that guy. that guy let wayne use his yacht with the crew and the chef. when the nra -- when this...
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. >> this isn't about wayne lapierre. it's about the public wanting to be safe on their streets. ♪ you don't need a weatherman to know it's where the wind blows ♪ >> it's a busy and wintery monday on the east coast. congress is on spring break as lawmakers return to their districts where they're likely to face constituents ready to weigh in on several flashpoint issues. outside the supreme court, spectators are already lining up as the court prepares to hear two cases this week on same-sex marriage. these cases could literally transform the landscape of equal rights in this country. earlier today, president obama addressed a naturalization ceremony for new citizens challenging lawmakers to, quote, have courage when the debate resumes next month. perhaps the most volatile issue facing lawmakers right now, the debate over proposed new gun safety measures. this weekend marked 100 days since the sandy hook elementary school massacre, and gun reform advocates are clearly frustrated with the lack of action from lawmakers. o
. >> this isn't about wayne lapierre. it's about the public wanting to be safe on their streets. ♪ you don't need a weatherman to know it's where the wind blows ♪ >> it's a busy and wintery monday on the east coast. congress is on spring break as lawmakers return to their districts where they're likely to face constituents ready to weigh in on several flashpoint issues. outside the supreme court, spectators are already lining up as the court prepares to hear two cases this week...
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i know wayne lapierre. he has always been extremely pleasant to me. we have a good relationship. so i am not here to demean the organization. >> not there to demean the organization. he has been a benefactor of campaign contributions from them. the nra spending in 2012, just to show everybody, $1 million in direct contributions to elected leaders, $25 million in outside spending, $6 million in federal lobbying, a total of $32 million. is harry reid one of the bigger obstacles in getting this to the floor on the senate? >> i wouldn't say he's the biggest obstacle. i think harry reid is a difficult position. he wants obviously something to move forward that helps address part of the problem and i think if you look at 2014 and you look at the midterm elections, look at key states where democrats have to defend, red states, alaska, west virginia is an open seat, arkansas, these are rural states where the democrats have a different perspective on gun rights and have a better relationship, if you will, with the nra. that being said, i think everyone has come to terms that something nee
i know wayne lapierre. he has always been extremely pleasant to me. we have a good relationship. so i am not here to demean the organization. >> not there to demean the organization. he has been a benefactor of campaign contributions from them. the nra spending in 2012, just to show everybody, $1 million in direct contributions to elected leaders, $25 million in outside spending, $6 million in federal lobbying, a total of $32 million. is harry reid one of the bigger obstacles in getting...
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wayne lapierre is not a credit hog like grover norquist. grover loves flexing his anti-tax lobbying muscles publicly. he loves calling senators idiots. he loves taking credit for preventing any sensible tax policy in this country. wayne is a old school. wayne lapierre follows the old lobbyist playbook of never publicly taking credit for anything. every time an american mass murderer uses the right that wayne has preserved for any one in this country, including al qaeda and homicidal maniacs, to buy insane amounts of ammunition, and then that mass murderer gets huge headlines, wall-to-wall cable news coverage, and comments from the president, wayne lapierre never takes credit for any of that. never. wayne always does a kind of, ah, shucks, modesty thing and says, if i couldn't make sure that that mass murderer could get all those bullets, he would have used something else to kill all those people. talk about modesty, huh. maybe some of our mass murderers would have found another way to kill a lot of people, but we'll never know, will we? bec
wayne lapierre is not a credit hog like grover norquist. grover loves flexing his anti-tax lobbying muscles publicly. he loves calling senators idiots. he loves taking credit for preventing any sensible tax policy in this country. wayne is a old school. wayne lapierre follows the old lobbyist playbook of never publicly taking credit for anything. every time an american mass murderer uses the right that wayne has preserved for any one in this country, including al qaeda and homicidal maniacs, to...
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congressman, you heard wayne lapierre. does he reflect your views about how to approach any kind of remedy after a massacre like newtown which is we should talk about everything but guns? >> look, my wife and i, we have three kids, and i -- if there's something that we can do again, of course i'll support it, but i also -- >> come on, there's no standard likes that. that's why you try things. that's what public policy is about. >> i'm a concealed permit carrier, i have a glock 23, i have a shotgun. there are millions just like me. we're not the problem. i think there's common ground we should be attacking first and foremost is that mental health issue because there are maybe not the laws that we need. maybe there's not the reporting that we need. to say that's already been tackled -- >> has politics changed, harold? is wayne lapierre as you heard him to in sync with the political class on both sides of the aisle today? >> no, he's not in sync with the country. the argument i heard my friend lindsey graham make the argument
congressman, you heard wayne lapierre. does he reflect your views about how to approach any kind of remedy after a massacre like newtown which is we should talk about everything but guns? >> look, my wife and i, we have three kids, and i -- if there's something that we can do again, of course i'll support it, but i also -- >> come on, there's no standard likes that. that's why you try things. that's what public policy is about. >> i'm a concealed permit carrier, i have a glock...
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james reacted to lapierre's resignation friday in a statement writing, "the end of the wayne lapierre era at the nra is an important victory in our case. lapierre's resignation validates our claims against him, but it will not insulate him from accountability." i want to bring in the founder of moms demand action shannon watts and msnbc legal analyst lisa rubin is back with me today. but lisa, let me start with you because you and i have talked about this for a while. this is a long saga about the nra and its attempts to evade what tish james was trying to do. >> that's right. after tish james initially filed her lawsuit the nra tried to move its operations to the state of texas, where it declared bankruptcy in a federal court. a judge then in texas, after a shortened trial essentially found that the nra was trying to abuse the federal bankruptcy process, bringing the nra right back to new york to face the music with tish james. this case has been a long time in the making. and as you just noted, notwithstanding the fact that wayne lapierre has resigned from the nra after 32 years at
james reacted to lapierre's resignation friday in a statement writing, "the end of the wayne lapierre era at the nra is an important victory in our case. lapierre's resignation validates our claims against him, but it will not insulate him from accountability." i want to bring in the founder of moms demand action shannon watts and msnbc legal analyst lisa rubin is back with me today. but lisa, let me start with you because you and i have talked about this for a while. this is a long...
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so, e.j., wayne lapierre wrote a crazy op-ped piece yesterday somewhat in response to the president, then there he is today. and it's clearly a -- he keeps repeating this line, buy more guns, buy more guns. it's almost more overtly than ever a gun industry shill of let's just run up the sales. >> well, you know, i thought long and hard about this, and i've decided that actually you are writing most of wayne lapierre's material, because it doesn't make sense in any other way. it creates awesome segments for your show. the people, the only people this can appeal to are "a" the gun manufacturers as you say because he keeps saying, buy more guns. "b" the most extreme right end of the republican party base. i miean you look at this piece e wrote in the "daily caller." he says when the next terrorist attack comes, not with, just when, a paragraph that begins hurricanes, tornadoes, riots, terrorists, gangs, alone, criminals. there's a craziness about the rhetoric. so the only other thing i can think of reading this other than the fact you might have written it all is it's about the competit
so, e.j., wayne lapierre wrote a crazy op-ped piece yesterday somewhat in response to the president, then there he is today. and it's clearly a -- he keeps repeating this line, buy more guns, buy more guns. it's almost more overtly than ever a gun industry shill of let's just run up the sales. >> well, you know, i thought long and hard about this, and i've decided that actually you are writing most of wayne lapierre's material, because it doesn't make sense in any other way. it creates...
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does wayne lapierre give up his $1.4 million a year salary? no. they have methodically gone from state legislature to state legislature chipping away at modest restrictions that most nra members support. so he has a huge problem, i think, based on that bizarre press conference, with the membership of the nra which is quite reasonable. >> ari, i want to get your reaction to the press conference the other day but as an attorney, to sort of talk about that turn because it is sort of a unique kind of feature of the idea of the constitution that you have this unique, you know, the individual right to bear arms. because historically, there's been lots of gun legislation. i was reading about sort of even the battle at the ok corral and these other fights in the wyatt earp days when you had to check your gun in at the sheriff's office. that was perfectly reasonable and it was sort of a novel turn in our idea of the constitution in the '80s and '90s that you had this individual right to bear arms. >> we've had what can only be described as a radical shift
does wayne lapierre give up his $1.4 million a year salary? no. they have methodically gone from state legislature to state legislature chipping away at modest restrictions that most nra members support. so he has a huge problem, i think, based on that bizarre press conference, with the membership of the nra which is quite reasonable. >> ari, i want to get your reaction to the press conference the other day but as an attorney, to sort of talk about that turn because it is sort of a unique...
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wayne lapierre wants to put guns in every school. of course we know they had an armed guard at columbine on that want day who traded fire with those killers. some people on the right don't understand why the left is unhappy about this idea of putting guns in every single school. do you think that's a good idea? >> i don't consider myself to be on the left or right. i have very i diediosyncratic i. yes personally i would put a cop who knows how to use guns i would. is it practical? no. i don't see the serious argument against doing that. >> putting more guns around kids, no serious argument around that? >> not in the hands of trained law enforcement officers. thousands of schools do that. a cop in front of a school might see the guy in black camouflage with the automatic, semiautomatic coming towards him. it's worth the cost of his salary. >> good stuff. straight ahead our next guest puts the gop in full meltdown mode. how can leadership handle the party with republicans all wanting to beat to their own drummer and it may be friday bu
wayne lapierre wants to put guns in every school. of course we know they had an armed guard at columbine on that want day who traded fire with those killers. some people on the right don't understand why the left is unhappy about this idea of putting guns in every single school. do you think that's a good idea? >> i don't consider myself to be on the left or right. i have very i diediosyncratic i. yes personally i would put a cop who knows how to use guns i would. is it practical? no. i...
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what got the most attention today is that wayne lapierre is apparently quite the shopper. "national rifle association chief executive wayne lapierre billed the group's ad agency $39,000 for one day of shopping at a beverly hills clothing boutique. the boutique in question is called -- i have never said that name before. now while we don't have an itemized list of his purchases, the website jezebel did a little browsing and $39,000 could have bought wayne all sorts of stuff. this demure gray suit is just $5,400. looks pretty nice. this blue and gray caped midlife crisis superhero thing is $6,950. what about this jazzy resort wear for just over 1,000. not exactly my style, but you be you. it's definitely better when some other sucker is paying. >> free, free, free for me. no one told the truth about how all that free stuff was going to be paid for. >>> for anyone like me whose adult political consciousness was formed by watching a sustained campaign of reckless deception about iraq's weapons of mass destruction, you couldn't help but notice this item the other day. national
what got the most attention today is that wayne lapierre is apparently quite the shopper. "national rifle association chief executive wayne lapierre billed the group's ad agency $39,000 for one day of shopping at a beverly hills clothing boutique. the boutique in question is called -- i have never said that name before. now while we don't have an itemized list of his purchases, the website jezebel did a little browsing and $39,000 could have bought wayne all sorts of stuff. this demure...
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>> wayne lapierre's own words, no loopholes. we have universal background checks. 91% of americans, republican party in washington, d.c., support this. 91% of americans, and the question is, mika, are they going to continue to be run off the end of the cliff by extremists that make up the hard right of their party that destroys their opportunities to win national elections? this is very simple. by the way, people say oh, joe, he's a -- no, i'm not. i still believe what i've always believed ideologically. i just have always believed in winning. >> yeah. >> maybe it's because i go to university of alabama. we like to win at the university of alabama. we believe in winning. we believe you don't get the ball and run it into the other guy's end zone. you try to win games. this republican party is chasing the most extreme element in their own party through the primary processes, and that's why harry reid right now is running the senate. >> but there are -- i mean, you saw the front page of the business section of "the new york times"
>> wayne lapierre's own words, no loopholes. we have universal background checks. 91% of americans, republican party in washington, d.c., support this. 91% of americans, and the question is, mika, are they going to continue to be run off the end of the cliff by extremists that make up the hard right of their party that destroys their opportunities to win national elections? this is very simple. by the way, people say oh, joe, he's a -- no, i'm not. i still believe what i've always...
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more for you. >>> wayne lapierre, ceo of the national rifle association was at it again this weekend. asserting the congressional efforts to institute a universal background check are really a secret plot to confiscate american guns. >> this so-called universal background check that you're hearing about all over the media and from president obama and some of the other politicians in washington is aimed at one thing. it's aimed at registering your guns, and when another tragic opportunity presents itself that registry will be used to confiscate your guns. >> eric, you know what the working phrase there is. when a tragic opportunity presents itself because that's what the nra is looking for in order to sell more guns. >> that's right. if i were the drug cartels and the mob, i would be giving to the nra because he is their best friend. >> yeah, he is. >> he is putting guns in the hands of everyone he can, and then as we heard in the clip earlier, he is saying, well, now we've given the guns to the bad guys, so you better get your gun too because it's all-out warfare. >> in 1999, which se
more for you. >>> wayne lapierre, ceo of the national rifle association was at it again this weekend. asserting the congressional efforts to institute a universal background check are really a secret plot to confiscate american guns. >> this so-called universal background check that you're hearing about all over the media and from president obama and some of the other politicians in washington is aimed at one thing. it's aimed at registering your guns, and when another tragic...
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your article details how wayne lapierre took the nra from a group that represented gun owners not one supported by and supportive of the gun industry. can you explain to the viewers the element of money that's in play here? >> well, the nra is a dark money group. it doesn't have to disclose its dono donors, but apparently it's good pr for a number of gun makers to be affiliated with the nra. that we know about that the nra has disclosed we know about millions. they have the golden ring of freedom and they have access to wayne lapierre and help shape policy. >> the yoshths has a wonderful piece on how a brilliant marketing campaign has made thea r-15 is best selling gun while slate recently estimated that assault rifles represent a half billion dollar industry. now, just to be clear, this isn't about children. this isn't about the second amendment for the nra. this is about corporate profits, isn't it? it's about making money for gun manufacturers. >> that's right. and i would commend tim's article to everyone. it's a superb piece. it's a very important piece. i think you put your fing
your article details how wayne lapierre took the nra from a group that represented gun owners not one supported by and supportive of the gun industry. can you explain to the viewers the element of money that's in play here? >> well, the nra is a dark money group. it doesn't have to disclose its dono donors, but apparently it's good pr for a number of gun makers to be affiliated with the nra. that we know about that the nra has disclosed we know about millions. they have the golden ring of...
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i don't think they are represented well by wayne lapierre. you've got that big group of people there who care about their rights, who care about their guns. but he's not speaking on behalf of them because when you talk about things like universal background checks, most of them, most gun owners supported that and he is out saying they are coming for your guns. >> he's inciting a riot. >> so wayne lapierre, i agree, not the best representative but he is not the only person who was there. sarah palin got a standing ovation. take a look. >> this president, flying ingrieving parents on air force one and making them backdrops in his precedent campaign style evidence. as far as leaders who offer resolutions we have leaders who practice the politics of emotion. what keeps me optimistic, keeps us reloading in this fight, what keeps us going in this fight and about this country that i love, i know we love, is the faces that i see here today. you don't give up! the washington establishment sneers at you and you don't give up. the lame stream media just
i don't think they are represented well by wayne lapierre. you've got that big group of people there who care about their rights, who care about their guns. but he's not speaking on behalf of them because when you talk about things like universal background checks, most of them, most gun owners supported that and he is out saying they are coming for your guns. >> he's inciting a riot. >> so wayne lapierre, i agree, not the best representative but he is not the only person who was...
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on the other hand wayne lapie e lapierre. has been enormously effective as a lobbyist for the nra's causes for gun rights and gun manufacturers who the nra speaks for. so it'll be interesting to see where we go from here. >> the nra's pushback says the lawsuit is politically motiva motivated. the attorney general of new york doesn't like guns so they're going after the nra. what's the legal standing they have at the on this? >> the nra was founded in new york state in the 1870s so new york state and the new york state attorney general has the absolute authority to look at the nonprofit actions of the nra and to look at whether or not they're violating any sort of a new york state law or regulation as it relates to nonprofit so they have jurisdiction to look at this, so it'll be interesting to see and should be noted that attorney general james did not rule out the possibility of criminal referrals. that would probably have to go to a local district attorney, but that's something that's definitely on the table. i think it's a
on the other hand wayne lapie e lapierre. has been enormously effective as a lobbyist for the nra's causes for gun rights and gun manufacturers who the nra speaks for. so it'll be interesting to see where we go from here. >> the nra's pushback says the lawsuit is politically motiva motivated. the attorney general of new york doesn't like guns so they're going after the nra. what's the legal standing they have at the on this? >> the nra was founded in new york state in the 1870s so...
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should the republicans stick with the nra or tell wayne lapierre to get a real job? how could a party built other the decades on the people who left the democrats abandon those issues that attracted the rule south and the west people and the miners and the ranchers and the gun owners. and the people furious about immigration. how do you ban those people and keep a party? tonight an expert, a passionate believer that politics can get better. my colleague joe scarborough. here's the question. how do you keep this huge tent the republican party has built in the last 30 or 40 years with people from the south, the west, the miners, the ranchers, the religious right, all those people that have decided the republican party is their natural home and yet you have people in the fringe costing you your image. >> well, you've got to stand up to people on the fringe. you know, when parties go extreme they get roundly defeated. it happened to democrats in 1984. it happened to the republican neocons on 2006. it happened in the off-year elections back in 2010. americans thought demo
should the republicans stick with the nra or tell wayne lapierre to get a real job? how could a party built other the decades on the people who left the democrats abandon those issues that attracted the rule south and the west people and the miners and the ranchers and the gun owners. and the people furious about immigration. how do you ban those people and keep a party? tonight an expert, a passionate believer that politics can get better. my colleague joe scarborough. here's the question. how...
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>> the president spoke for about 45 minutes to the head of the nra wayne lapierre. based on my reporting wayne lapierre continues to hold the line for his organization against background checks, against red flag laws. this is a president who is looking ahead to 2020 his confidantes tell me and knows he needs evangelicals at his side, his core voters at his side. he is being told in firm language by wayne lapierre in a private phone call do not break with us on this if at all possible. he knows that president trump is getting pressure from ivanka trump, from some congressional republicans to take action. the president also knows when he went to that nra convention during the early months of his presidency that is a roaring base for him and he doesn't want it to wane. >> jonathan, to take the other side of the argument the president's problem is not ivanka trump but the poll numbers. i've seen them as high as 94% for background checks. our current number is 89%. try getting 89% of americans to agree on anything. that's an electoral problem potentially. >> it is. the p
>> the president spoke for about 45 minutes to the head of the nra wayne lapierre. based on my reporting wayne lapierre continues to hold the line for his organization against background checks, against red flag laws. this is a president who is looking ahead to 2020 his confidantes tell me and knows he needs evangelicals at his side, his core voters at his side. he is being told in firm language by wayne lapierre in a private phone call do not break with us on this if at all possible. he...
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the nra is synonymous with wayne lapierre. he first joined the nra as a young congressional staffer in the late '70s. this is pretty much the, you know, sort of the greatest crisis that wayne has faced in over three decades running the organization. >> what are your thoughts on the possibility that the nra could be dissolved? do you see that as a real possibility, and what would be the impact of that? >> certainly 100 days out from the election, it's a pretty intense issue. i think that there's grave risk here that the nra's future is in jeopardy. but like all things in our political atmosphere right now, it's an incredible partisan fight that i think we're going to witness for the next several weeks. ultimately, a judge is going to rule on whether the nra will be dissolved, but it's pretty incredible that this close to a presidential election, which the nra has forever been funneling tens of millions of dollars into, that we could be talking about, you know, an nra that is truly, you know, under fire and in great crisis. >> i
the nra is synonymous with wayne lapierre. he first joined the nra as a young congressional staffer in the late '70s. this is pretty much the, you know, sort of the greatest crisis that wayne has faced in over three decades running the organization. >> what are your thoughts on the possibility that the nra could be dissolved? do you see that as a real possibility, and what would be the impact of that? >> certainly 100 days out from the election, it's a pretty intense issue. i think...
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and although the power of the nra and wayne lapierre are evaporating, it's so important to remember the measurable hold that their legacy still has on american life. first, remember the way the second amendment has talked about today? it's not at all as the way it was understood for decades. the nra didn't begin as a lobbying arm for gun ownership. it was a marksmanship club founded by union veterans after the civil war. but in the century that followed, it transformed into a concerted and well funded effort to recast had the second amendment was understood. just take a listen to a republican, nominated chief justice of the supreme court, talk about the second amendment back in 1991. >> this is -- one of the greatest pieces of thought fraud, i repeat the word fraud, on the american public. my special in trist greets, that i've seen in my lifetime. -- if the militia, which was going to be the state army, was going to be well regulated, why shouldn't 16 and 17 and 18 or any other age persons be regulated and the use of arms? the way in automobile is regulated. >> to use justice warren bur
and although the power of the nra and wayne lapierre are evaporating, it's so important to remember the measurable hold that their legacy still has on american life. first, remember the way the second amendment has talked about today? it's not at all as the way it was understood for decades. the nra didn't begin as a lobbying arm for gun ownership. it was a marksmanship club founded by union veterans after the civil war. but in the century that followed, it transformed into a concerted and well...